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The Good Old Lower East Side (Trailer) This is the opening...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:15:00 -0400

The Good Old Lower East Side (Trailer)

This is the opening minute and change of a project I did with GOLES (that doubles as a trailer for the film). The full project documents the work the organization has done for long-term residents of the Lower East Side neighborhood in New York City.

The film commemorates the 35 years GOLES has aided the community, through the lens of those who’ve benefited from their work.

To protect the identities of the interviewed subjects, I’ve agreed to not share the film in its entirety.

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Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:27:10 -0400

Broke&living: Stranger danger?

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:27:00 -0400

Broke&living: Stranger danger?:

Shout out to Charlene from the Broke&living collective for featuring me in her post about how strangers can be good. Click the link to read and also to check out the special things these ladies are doing.

THE MODEL - Chapter 1: Marcello in Limbo

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:48:00 -0400

THE MODEL - Chapter 1: Marcello in Limbo

THE MODEL - Chapter 2: Oshun And The Dream

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:46:00 -0400

THE MODEL - Chapter 2: Oshun And The Dream

afreefa: Wildcat Kahlil Joseph’s Film Meditates on the Origins...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:28:43 -0400

afreefa:

Wildcat

Kahlil Joseph’s Film Meditates on the Origins of an All-Black Rodeo in Oklahoma

A dreamlike narrative binds cowboy and an angelic specter clad in white in director Kahlil Joseph’s exploration of a little-known African-American rodeo subculture. Joseph, who is part of the Los Angeles-based What Matters Most film collective, visited the annual August rodeo in the sparsely populated Oklahoma town of Grayson (previously Wildcat), an event that attracts African-American bull riders, barrel racers and cowgirls from all over the Midwest and southern USA. He set out to celebrate the origins of the rodeo by paying respect to the spirit of Aunt Janet, a member of the family who founded the event, passed away last year and is embodied as the young girl in the film. “Black people are light years more advanced than the ideas and images that circulate would have you believe. The spaces we control and exist are my ground zero for filming, at least so far, and there are opportunities for me to tap into the energy,” says Joseph who has also made films for musicians including Shabazz Palaces and Seu Jorge. “So an all-black town with an all-black rodeo in the American heartland was a kind of vortex or portal through which I could actually show this.” Wildcat is scored by experimental musician Flying Lotus, who has previously collaborated with Joseph on a short to accompany his 2012 album Until the Quiet Comes, which is showing during Sundance London this weekend.

Self-Portrait

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:50:00 -0400

Self-Portrait

thebullitts: CLOSE YOUR EYES

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:32:48 -0400

thebullitts:

CLOSE YOUR EYES

Good Kid

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:01:43 -0400

Good Kid

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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:44:44 -0400

itrustmusic: Madlib - Distant Land by Donald Byrd

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:38:46 -0500

itrustmusic:

Madlib - Distant Land by Donald Byrd

O 2012 Oil on Wood Panel

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:58:00 -0500

2012

Oil on Wood Panel

cuuji: Flying Lotus - Getting There (Feat. Niki Randa)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:56:23 -0500

cuuji:

Flying Lotus - Getting There (Feat. Niki Randa)

contact Gonzo: Untitled Movements

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:48:00 -0500

My friends from contact Gonzo will be performing at the MoMA in February. Come through and support!

Founded in 2006, contact Gonzo is an improvisational performance group based in Osaka, Japan. The name Gonzo, which means eccentric or hooligan, is a reference to 1970s Gonzo Journalism in the United States, a style of writing that made no claims of objectivity and favored first-person narratives. The group, a collective of untrained dancers, has developed a specific mode of contact improvisation that borrows from sources ranging from martial arts to Internet trends. Based on both physical strength and agility, and trusting relationships within the group, contact Gonzo powerfully balances elements of contemporary dance, performance art, and urban and popular cultures.

Friday, February 22, 2013, 11:30 a.m.

Friday, February 22, 2013, 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 23, 2013, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 24, 2013, 2:00 p.m.

Zachary Fabri - Forget me not, as my tether is clipped My...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:20:32 -0500

Zachary Fabri - Forget me not, as my tether is clipped

My favorite piece from Fore at the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:56:24 -0500

Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence

PressPausePlay (2011) A must-watch for all creative individuals

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:05:21 -0500

PressPausePlay (2011)

A must-watch for all creative individuals

It’s been a while since something has amazed me. Thank...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:09:00 -0500

It’s been a while since something has amazed me. Thank you Flying Lotus x Kahlil Joseph.

itrustmusic: Dorothy Ashby - Come Live With Me

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:01:48 -0500

itrustmusic:

Dorothy Ashby - Come Live With Me

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Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:40:49 -0500